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What to include in your invoice

We prefer electronic invoices. This helps to support our aim to reduce costs by using less paper.

To ensure we pay you promptly please ensure your invoices include the following:

10 digit vendor number

10 digit Purchase Order (PO) number (eg 4500000000)

Cost centre reference (eg RZZ01 Z001 A00)

The PO number and cost centre reference should have been provided to you by the officer(s) procuring your goods and services.

If you're already a Birmingham City Council supplier you'll have a unique 10 digit “vendor account” number. Quoting this isn't essential, but it does help us identify you in our financial records, which speeds up the processing of your invoices and enquiries.

In addition, you must clearly display all of the following, where applicable:

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